MGMT802
The course examines the four critical aspects of a successful manager-leader: personal identity as a manager-leader, ability to embrace ambiguity, problem identification, and problem solving. The course will utilize classic and contemporary readings and research in Organizational Behavior and Management Theory.
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Management Theory |
4 |
MGMT808
Students will look at moral dilemmas and choices in organizational life and professional careers. Students will review research and literature on socio-technical systems from the global perspectives.
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Management and Ethics |
4 |
MGMT818
This is an active course in leadership, building on critical and creative thinking. Students will be expected to build and develop their leadership with new doctoral students via cooperative research projects and programs of research.
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Leadership Theory and Development |
4 |
MGMT822
MGMT822 is the first of two practice courses which provides the student(s) with the opportunity to engage in field practice in an actual organization. This Course provides an opportunity to plan for the intervention in an actual client system using the theories, models, practices of Organization Development, Action Research, Process Consultation, and Appreciative Approaches to change. At the close of the course, the student(s) shall have produced a proposal which includes an overview of the project and organization, the methods to be employed, and how data will be collected and analyzed (and other components TBD by professor).
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Application of Action Research |
4 |
MGMT824
This course is designed to develop and expand students’ ability to think strategically. This will involve various typologies and methods of exploration and an examination of heuristics and biases. Students will work to develop the capacity for concurrent action and ‘birds-eye’ perspectives of ongoing organizational activity.
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Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment |
4 |
MGMT828
MGMT828 is the second of two practice courses which provides the student(s) with the opportunity to engage in field practice in an actual organization. This course supports the execution of plans made in MGMT822 to intervene in an actual client system using the theories, models, practices of Organization Development, Action Research, Process Consultation, and Appreciative Approaches to change. At the close of the course, the student(s) shall have produced a document/paper outlining the project, methods employed, analysis and learnings related to the theory, methods, the specific project, and self-as-instrument.
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Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention |
4 |
MGMT832
This course develops skills in futuring via Delphi, Future Search, scenario building and other techniques. Students will talk with futurists and futures organizations, becoming involved in the World Futures Society and tech trending with leading electronics and aerospace companies. They will develop a socio-technology plan for the future of the organization and will also look at formal models of innovation and diffusion of innovation.
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Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking |
4 |
RES804
This course provides a general understanding of both quantitative and qualitative methods within the context of research designs. Research design is the plan for the selection and application of accepted research practices. Research methods provide models for the appropriate collection, organization and analysis of data for decision-making, replication, and contribution to a knowledge base. Additionally, this course supports doctoral students’ abilities to demonstrate an understanding of the research purpose, nature and forms of research design and their relationship to research questions, methods for data collection and data analyses.
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Principles of Research Methods and Design |
4 |
RES812
This course examines the fundamental principles of qualitative inquiry differentiating among various qualitative research designs. Includes active engagement and practice with capturing qualitative data including being a participant observer and an interviewer. Students will learn how to minimize threats to the internal validity of qualitative studies, focusing on specific techniques for interpretation of data that contributes to the authenticity of qualitative studies.
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Qualitative Research Methods |
4 |
RES814
Students will learn fundamental concepts of designing, collecting and assessing quantitative data. The course covers descriptive measures as well as various forms of probability and inferential analysis. Exploration of multivariate statistics will be practiced via large datasets using statistical analysis software.
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Quantitative Research Methods |
4 |
RES861
RES861 is the second course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course: clarifies the research focus, defines the research question(s)/objective/hypotheses, and produces a written document that shows adequate progress toward completion of dissertation research.
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Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography |
4 |
RES862
This course presents doctoral students to the dissertation research process and applies relevant integrative understanding of complementary disciplines. It examines in depth the research process and introduces doctoral candidates to the various aspects of conducting valid research. Topics in this course include: hypothesis formulization, designing a literature review, conniving data collection techniques, ethical issues in research, and dissertation research design.
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Dissertation Research Process |
4 |
RES863
RES863 is the third course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course: clarifies the research focus, defines the research question(s)/objective/hypotheses, produces a review of the literature.
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Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review |
4 |
RES864
RES864 is the fourth course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course requires: fine tuning the research question(s)/objective/hypotheses, strengthening the review of the literature, drafting a methods chapter (min), and drafting a chapter one. Students may surpass this description as they are able.
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Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods |
4 |
RES865
RES865 is the fifth course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course requires the student to focus on: producing a defense-ready draft of Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (the research proposal), undertaking the Proposal Defense, undertaking modifications required by the dissertation committee, achieving an approved IRB application.
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Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction |
4 |
RES866
RES866 is the sixth course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course requires the student to focus on: undertaking the Proposal Defense, undertaking modifications required by the dissertation committee, achieving an approved IRB application, proceeding with Data Collection and Analysis.
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Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings |
4 |
RES867
RES867 is the seventh course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course requires the student to focus on: proceeding with Data Collection and Analysis, working on initial drafting of chapters 4 & 5, and preparing for Final Defense. Course is pass/fail.
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Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion |
4 |
RES868
RES868 is the eighth course of eight research and writing courses that result in a dissertation. Each term, the student progresses toward the completion of the dissertation by completing required elements of the dissertation process. This course requires the student to focus on: completing Data Collection and Analysis as needed, completing work on chapters 4 &5, undertaking the Final Defense, modifying document as required by the committee, editing of final document for publishing, and University sign off. Course is pass/fail.
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Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion |
4 |
RSCH860
The course is designed to help students develop as scholar‐practitioners through research and writing activities required for the dissertation. Students will be introduced to doctoral level evidence‐based research and writing skills, critical thinking, ethics in research, and the development of an annotated bibliography.
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Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing |
4 |
SYMP801
Doctoral Symposium I provides first-year doctoral students with activities designed to develop foundational skills for doctoral study and an orientation to the doctoral dissertation process. Students participate in both the Doctoral Symposium and online classroom activities in the second quarter of the first year of study. Students prepare for and attend Symposium during the 5.5 week course. Post-symposium course work is designed to help students prepare to progress through the next year of the doctoral program. Successful completion of all specified activities and requirements of the Doctoral Symposium and assigned deliverables are required to pass this course.
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Doctoral Symposium I |
2 |
SYMP802
Doctoral Symposium II provides second or third year doctoral students with activities that help them prepare for completion of the dissertation. Students participate in both the Doctoral Symposium and online course work. The course is designed to prepare students to attend Symposium and to progress to completion of the dissertation. Successful completion of all specified activities and requirements of the Doctoral Symposium and assigned deliverables are required to pass this course.
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Doctoral Symposium II |
2 |
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Total Credit Hours: |
80 |